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Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD

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(Dr. Paul Bruce Mitchell Jr., MD)

(224 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: minimally invasive spine surgery, neck pain, lumbar discectomy, and more.

301 Riverview Avenue Suite 202A
Norfolk, VA 23510

(757) 252-9140

Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD is a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD is affiliated with Sentara Medical Group and Sentara Health.

Office Locations

301 Riverview Avenue Suite 202A
Norfolk, VA 23510

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

drug delivery implant insertion

In 2023, Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD performed more drug delivery implant insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	442
emergency care	19
hospital care	242
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	242
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	526
emergency care	13
hospital care	269
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	269
nerve procedures	13
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	33
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	14
bone marrow tests	14
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	477
hospital care	222
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	222
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	33
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
aspiration	27
bone marrow tests	27
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	504
hospital care	147
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	147
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	44
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	78
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2016 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
aspiration	31
bone marrow tests	31
catheterization	20
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	544
hospital care	90
implant surgery	45
inpatient care	90
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	36
neurostimulator replacement	11
spinal procedures	91
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	20
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	21
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	52
aspiration	41
bone marrow tests	41
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	538
hospital care	98
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	98
joint surgery	22
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	22
pelvic surgery	22
spinal procedures	92

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	19
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	59
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	647
hospital care	89
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	89
joint surgery	25
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	42
neurostimulator replacement	15
open surgery	25
pelvic surgery	25
spinal procedures	127

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	159
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	21
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	598
hospital care	119
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	119
joint surgery	15
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator replacement	11
open surgery	15
pelvic surgery	15
spinal procedures	105

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	21
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	444
hospital care	111
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	111
nerve procedures	27
spinal procedures	78

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	18
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	429
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	20
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	344
hospital care	117
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	117
nerve procedures	11
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	29
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Norfolk, VA were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
aspiration	28
bone marrow tests	28
catheterization	20
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	499
emergency care	16
hospital care	146
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	146
joint surgery	20
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	26
neurostimulator replacement	12
open surgery	20
pelvic surgery	20
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	73
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	20
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	129
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	224
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	26
Less than 65	119
65 to 74	145

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	12
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery (2030)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sentara Medical Group

Sentara Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 224 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Norfolk, VA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Paul B. Mitchell JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$31,933 RIALTO $18,850	ADAPTIVESTIM $9,500	INTELLIS $717	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $653	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $653	Other $1,560
Globus Medical, Inc.	$14,033 Spine $11,223	Altera $1,664	Excelsius Robotics System $946	MARS 3VL Retractor $126	Excelsius - GPS $74
Medtronic, Inc.	$4,637 RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM $2,500	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $1,246	SYNCHROMEDII $259	SYNCHROMED $168	UNID_PASS $156	Other $308
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,306 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $865	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $160	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $127	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $82	Interventional Therapies $44	Other $28
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$792 7D Surgical System $166	M6-C $88	Spinal-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $16	$521
Other	$5,782 CLARIX $567	i-FACTOR Putty $500	iFuse Implant $492	General K2M Product Discussion $368	Axium INS DRG IPG $307	Other $3,548

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$31,267
Food and Beverage	$9,597
Consulting Fee	$9,100
Travel and Lodging	$7,984
Honoraria	$500
Other	$33

Biography

Dr. Paul Mitchell is a physician who specializes in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell's medical residency was performed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Areas of expertise for Dr. Mitchell include parkinson's disease, pituitary surgery, and cervical artificial disc replacement. Patient reviews placed Dr. Mitchell at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Sentara Medical Group. His practice in Norfolk, VA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.